Battle of Medina mystery site gaining recognition

August 2, 2015

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METRO -- Like a needle in a haystack, Tejano historian and author Dan Arellano scans for artifacts at a ranch in Atascosa County, Sunday, April 15, 2012. Arellano and volunteers were using metal detectors in hopes of finding artifacts from the 1813 Battle of Medina. The battle was the bloodiest fought on Texas soil according to the Handbook of Texas. Out of the 1400 Texas Republicans, over one thousand were Tejanos and Native Americans and 300 Americans. After an ambush by a Spanish Army force of around 1830, only 100 of the Republicans survived, said Arellano. The site of the battle has never been located. Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News

METRO -- Like a needle in a haystack, Tejano historian and author Dan Arellano scans for artifacts at a ranch in Atascosa County, Sunday, April 15, 2012. Arellano and volunteers were using metal detectors in hopes of finding artifacts from the 1813 Battle of Medina. The battle was the bloodiest fought on Texas soil according to the Handbook of Texas. Out of the 1400 Texas Republicans, over one thousand were Tejanos and Native Americans and 300 Americans. After an ambush by a Spanish Army force of around 1830, only 100 of the Republicans survived, said Arellano. The site of the battle has never been located. Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News